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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"District Health Boards"”.
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“A Fine Race of Girls”: Occupational Therapy and Clinical Governance in the District Health Boards of Aotearoa New Zealand
… frameworks were constructed in New Zealand District Health Boards (DHBs) to address increasingly visible problems in the delivery of a high quality, value for money, safe and client-focussed publicly-funded healthcare system, staffed by clinically competent professionals. Prominent …
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The impact of health reforms on access to health services and facilities : a comparative case study of Lusaka and Kafue Districts Health Boards
Zambia's health policy and strategies can be said to have evolved through four significant phases. First, was the pre-independence period whose health policies were influenced by the colour-segregation ideology. Secondly, immediately after independence health policies and strategies were formulated …
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The impact of health reforms on access to health services and facilities : a comparative case study of Lusaka and Kafue Districts Health Boards
Zambia's health policy and strategies can be said to have evolved through four significant phases. First, was the pre-independence period whose health policies were influenced by the colour-segregation ideology. Secondly, immediately after independence health policies and strategies were formulated …
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What skills do Registered Nurses bring to health service management roles?
BACKGROUND Registered nurses in the health system in New Zealand are able to follow a career pathway into management roles that also usually require a clinical focus. This means there are different skill sets required for such roles, which are commonly referred to as clinical nurse manager or …
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What makes a good preceptor? Perspectives of recent new graduate Registered Nurses in New Zealand
… make a good preceptor. These attributes may lead District Health Boards and other healthcare providers to look more closely into whom they choose to be preceptors. METHOD The research undertaken was of a quantitative design, with the option of free text answers, which provided some qualitative …
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The views of community mental health nurses on their role in the physical healthcare of people with serious mental illness
… but often receive substandard physical healthcare. The literature suggests community mental health nurses (CMHNs) are in a prime position to address the physical healthcare needs of these clients. The aim of this study is to explore CMHNs' views on their role in the physical healthcare …
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Core components of the Rural Nurse Specialist role in New Zealand
New Zealand has a rural population with unique health needs which were traditionally provided by General Practitioners (GPs) practicing within a rural area (Goodyear & Janes, 2008). The Rural Nurse Specialist (RNS) role developed in response to a decline in GPs in rural areas. The RNS is a …
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How are nurses supported to work in public hospitals until retirement age and beyond in New Zealand?
… workforce remain robust and sustainable so the health needs of New Zealanders can be met. Research identifies that 40% of the nursing workforce is over 50 years. In the clinical environment, nurses face challenges with working conditions. The aim of this research was to examine the perceptions …
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Doing Time: The Experiences of Women Hospitalised for an Extended Time in Their Pregnancy
… rest has on the physiological and psychological health of women. However, there are few studies, particularly in New Zealand, that explore the experiences of hospitalised women once they have safely birthed their baby and returned home. This hermeneutic phenomenological study aims to explore the …
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Supporting the emergence of a shared services organisation: Managing change in complex health ICT projects
… of ICT projects (which appears to extend to health ICT projects), we continue to implement health information systems in order to deliver quality, cost-effective healthcare. The purpose of the research was to participate in and study the change management as a critical success factor in …
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An analysis of expenditure on HIV/AIDS patients in Zambia
According to the 2000/2001 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), HIV/AIDS prevalence is 16% and is expected to be higher in the next five years. The disease is quite pervasive across all sectors of economic activity, but the impact is especially acute on the Zambian health sector, which is …
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The characteristics of the Clinical Nurse Specialist role in New Zealand
… positive contributions towards achieving better health outcomes for a variety of patient populations (Gardner, Carryer, Dunn & Gardner, 2004). While much has been written about the newly established Nurse Practitioner role in New Zealand, the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), an equally valuable …
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Navigating the nexus: Enhancing engagement in New Zealand’s clinical governance landscape
… within New Zealand's rural, primary, and urban health sectors before the July 2022 health sector reform that replaced District Health Boards with a national health system. Clinical governance is internationally recognised as a quality framework ensuring safe and effective patient care. Its …
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Dialysis nurses discussing advance care planning and death and dying with patients
… seven dialysis nurses from four New Zealand District Health Boards were recruited as participants. They were interviewed by telephone using a semi-structured interview guide, and the transcribed audiotaped data was then subject to thematic analysis. The interview asked questions about the …
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The PASS study: performance assessment system for success In residential aged care
… (N=32) providing care for older people in six District Health Boards in New Zealand. Outcome measures: Participating nursing homes provided monthly data on quality indicators (catheters, falls, pressure ulcers, physical restraints, and urinary tract infections, registered and enrolled nurses …
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Examining predictor variables on treatment outcome in the early skills development program
Saskatchewan Health has provided funding to Saskatoon and North Battleford District Health Boards to establish a school and home-based program for very aggressive kindergarten and grade one children. The purpose of the Early Skills Development Program is to assist young children who present with …
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Maori registered nurses experiences after completing the nursing entry to practice transition programme between the years of 2010 - 2012
… imprint upon us a moral and ethical compass. For health professionals these are essential tools. A registered nurse (RN) may encounter complex clinical and professional situations that require knowledge and engagement of the ethical frameworks and processes to make sound ethical judgements. This …
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What obesity interventions, if any, are provided by paediatric nurses in the hospital setting?
… economic drain for NZ with mounting expenses in healthcare along with wider costs to individuals and society. Deprivation and ethnic disparities have been shown to have multiple links with increased rates of obesity, and these disparities are more prevalent in Māori and Pasifika populations in …
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Social perception and neuropsychological deficits in mild cognitive impairment
… and neuropsychological functioning. Ninety-six healthy participants (females = 69, M age = 62.74, SD = 8.1) above the age of 50 years were recruited from the community, and 21 participants (females =10, M age = 72.24, SD = 10.4) with a diagnosis of MCI were recruited from the local District …
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Transitioning from hospital to reality: Do newly diagnosed heart failure patients benefit from a Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist providing focused education at discharge?
… for planning and funding work streams of District Health Boards. AIM This study examines the effect of a focused heart failure pre-discharge education session by a heart failure clinical nurse specialist versus usual care involving pre-discharge education by the ward nurses on …
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